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Forum: Australia
Jun 14th 2006, 11:40 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 834
Posted By Bluebristolian

Smile Re: Point Cook/Hoppers Crossing - Help!

Hi,

The western side of Mel is the more industrial + cheaper side of the city. Further out (like point cook) a lot of it used t be farm land and is pretty flat and featureless. There is a lot of...
Forum: Australia
Jun 14th 2006, 11:12 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 673
Posted By Bluebristolian

Smile Re: help regarding school

Hi,

We've been in Mel for 20 months now and this place is great. We are NEVER going back. Our kids are 10 and 8 so I'm not too hot on the stuff for younger kids. We live in Viewbank and this is...
Forum: Australia
Sep 19th 2005, 8:15 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,239
Posted By Bluebristolian

Talking Re: What I need to hear about the Spiders.

Perth you say! Oh my god!! I had a friend who lived in Perth.... until he was eaten by a huge venemous Pommie eating spider ;-)

BB
Forum: Australia
Sep 18th 2005, 10:57 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,239
Posted By Bluebristolian

Red face Re: What I need to hear about the Spiders.

We've been in Melbourne just over a year (great place, we're never going back to the UK) and we've hardly seen any spiders and no snakes. I did see a smallish wolf spider on a tree in the park last...
Forum: Australia
Apr 16th 2005, 12:56 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 985
Posted By Bluebristolian

Talking Re: Good news for potential ex-pats

Yeah, the illegal immigrants/asylum seekers/overcrowding/political correctness are all part of the reason we got fed up with the UK. I didn't feel there was any future for us in the UK. Fortunately...
Forum: Australia
Apr 15th 2005, 10:16 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 985
Posted By Bluebristolian

Wink Re: Good news for potential ex-pats

The Australians believe they have problem with an ageing population, and they certainly understand that the future of any country depends on its children. They don't just want people who are going to...
Forum: Australia
Apr 14th 2005, 11:13 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 985
Posted By Bluebristolian

Thumbs up Good news for potential ex-pats

The OZ government wants to increase the number of skilled migrants due to the booming job market over here. See this news article

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12854000-29277,00.html
...
Forum: Australia
Feb 10th 2005, 10:20 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 5,974
Posted By Bluebristolian

Re: What would you really do????

The clincher for us was imagining ourselves (and our kids) in the UK in 20-30 years time. Things are not going to get any better in the UK. We have been in Melbourne for 5 months and have absolutely...
Forum: Australia
Feb 3rd 2005, 10:06 pm
Replies: 142
Views: 10,404
Posted By Bluebristolian

Re: The Biggest Miseries - Australian's or Brit's???

The more Guardian readers that stay in the UK the better.
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2004, 11:17 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bluebristolian

Red face Re: Three Weeks Here

We went to Geelong the other day, and to think that I'd always assumed Scunthorpe wouldn't be that nice!!! Makes me real sorry that I never visited it while I had the chance :-)

BB
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2004, 10:46 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bluebristolian

Talking Re: Three Weeks Here

[QUOTE=HiddenPaw]sorry i should have said i liked both posts about melbourne....but i just don;t see how you can compare one city to a whole country :) .

Fair enough but I was only trying to...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2004, 12:22 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bluebristolian

Thumbs up Re: Three Weeks Here

No, but I'm going to look for it now!

Cheers,

BB
Forum: Australia
Sep 23rd 2004, 10:58 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bluebristolian

Talking Re: Three Weeks Here

Oh yeah, I forgot to add that most people in Melbourne are nowhere near as pedanitic and humourless as some people in the UK. It's another thing that most people (Like us) are really glad to leave...
Forum: Australia
Sep 23rd 2004, 5:57 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bluebristolian

Thumbs up Re: Three Weeks Here

I thought I add our initial impressions as we have also been in Melbourne for 3 weeks.


GETTING HERE.

Hired a car from Hertz for one way drive from Bristol to Heathrow. Got upgraded to a Range...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2004, 12:52 pm
Replies: 289
Views: 26,236
Posted By Bluebristolian

Talking Re: press request

You can believe whatever fits in with your politics, just make sure that you stay in the UK and accept the consequences.

Soon after we arrived we met a Turkish couple who had just emigrated. He is...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2004, 12:41 pm
Replies: 289
Views: 26,236
Posted By Bluebristolian

Re: press request

Yes,

We used PPS, they have been excellent so far.

BB.
Forum: Australia
Sep 21st 2004, 11:35 pm
Replies: 289
Views: 26,236
Posted By Bluebristolian

Talking Re: press request

Not according to the company that just did our removal to Melbourne. They are more overloaded than they have ever been with Brits leaving. In the past they also used to do about the same numbers of...
Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2004, 10:37 pm
Replies: 179
Views: 15,722
Posted By Bluebristolian

Re: Top Tips for Aussies moving to UK

Make sure you have enough money saved up to get back to Oz once you realise the terrible mistake you have made.

Make a note of the bank holidays, so that you can plan not to drive anywhere,...
Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2004, 10:18 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,074
Posted By Bluebristolian

Thumbs up Re: oz may not be for you :(

Nice one! Had me worried there for a second, especially as we fly out to Melbourne on Wednesday :-)

Just out of interest, how much does an average home Ozzie swimming pool cost? Our kids have told...
Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2004, 6:41 am
Replies: 47
Views: 3,871
Posted By Bluebristolian

Question Re: Melb Ex Pats Meet 4th Sept

Hi,

We're arriving in Mel on 3rd Sept and would like to come along if that's OK (subject to no hickups with the flights). 2 Adults and 2 children, so hopefully we can squeeze in?

Cheers,

BB
Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2004, 6:33 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,117
Posted By Bluebristolian

Question Re: Bought a car

Hi,

Any idea if it is normal for cars in OZ to have Air Con. We are going to Melbourne and I'm still deciding if it's a good idea to import my Golf Gti (without Aircon).

Cheers,

BB
Forum: Australia
Jul 10th 2004, 9:35 am
Replies: 9
Views: 836
Posted By Bluebristolian

Re: Ozzie Life

Thank god for that!

I saw the preview and I was just about to tear our visas up ;-)

BB
Forum: Australia
Jul 10th 2004, 9:20 am
Replies: 5
Views: 770
Posted By Bluebristolian

Re: Australian beds

Hi,

Thanks for the info!

I'll get my tape measure out in the morning....


BB
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2004, 10:00 am
Replies: 49
Views: 3,972
Posted By Bluebristolian

Thumbs up Re: Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now?

Hi,

We're off to Melbourne soon, and I could have written your post. The vast majority of the people we know, in our middle class circle of friends and neighbours, feel exactly the same way. I'm...
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2004, 9:33 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,167
Posted By Bluebristolian

Re: Timescale involved-selling your home?

It's my job here that's in danger. I don't have a job in OZ although I hope it shouldn't be too hard to get one. It would just be VERY inconvenient to have to get another job here while in the middle...
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